Chapter 43 Her brilliance, Lin You can't take it away

"Let's go."

Lian replied lightly, and took the lead to step into the Prince's Mansion. Seeing this, a mother and daughter next to them whispered to each other. Lin Xue lowered her eyes, hiding the gloom in her eyes, and followed closely.

A banquet has been set up in the large courtyard of the mansion, and there are many flowers around to appreciate. On the other side of the corridor, there is a super large kitchen designed with a row of windows that are all open. If the guests stand on the corridor, they can see the chefs cooking inside.

The princess likes to study food, so every year she holds a food banquet in the palace, which is also a kind of competition. If the new dishes made by the invited chefs can win everyone's recognition, they can get the first place in the food votes and thus receive the reward from the princess.

Therefore, those who are invited are not only dignitaries, but also some owners of restaurants.

Those dignitaries disdain to have a meal with these street merchants, but some will still come for the sake of the princess and the prince, so most of the people who come are female relatives.

At this time, many guests have come to the waiting courtyard. As soon as Lin Xue and Lian entered, they saw everyone's eyes fell on them, whispering to each other, with contempt in their eyes.

"Look, she's really good at pretending. I heard that it was she who ordered this servant and the little beggar to poison the imperial concubine's horse, and before that, she also paralyzed that servant's sister."

"And that little beggar thought she was the one who saved him, but it turned out that she impersonated him just to make the little beggar grateful to her and do things for her."

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect that she looks weak and harmless, but her heart is so vicious. We have to stay away from her in the future."

As they talked, they took several steps back. In just a short while, many people around Lin Xue and Lian dispersed.

Lian's face changed, and she couldn't help but glance at Lin Xue. Lin Xue's neck was stiff, but she didn't bow her head. After all, there was insufficient evidence for this matter. As long as she didn't admit it, what they said would be a rumor.

But if she bowed her head, she would have admitted this matter in disguise.

"Miss Xue'er, don't listen to those rumors. I believe you are not that kind of person, and mother doesn't believe it either."

The wife of the left prime minister came to Lin Xue and patted her hand gently.

Lin Xue's eyes flashed with relief, and she raised a gentle smile to the prime minister's wife, "Thank you for the trust of the prime minister's wife. A person with a clear conscience is not afraid of his own shadow. Xue'er believes that everyone will see it clearly in the future."

Her voice was neither loud nor soft, but it made those who had just talked about her hear it clearly.

Lian's attention was not on Lin Xue, so she didn't hear this sentence. Her eyes were looking for the figure everywhere.

But after looking for a while, there was no sign of Lin You.

It was so strange, where did the princess take that girl?

Finally, her eyes stopped at the long corridor where people were standing in groups of three or four, and she walked over.

"Mother..."

"Miss Lin Xue."

Lin Xue was about to follow, when a mellow voice sounded behind her. It was her sworn brother, Prince Xian.

She bowed and saluted, "Prince Xian."

"Didn't I tell you that there is no need for us to do this?"

Prince Xian used the fan in his hand to support Lin Xue's hand and let her stand up. Lin Xue took a step back and kept a distance.

Then she lowered her voice slightly, "Brother Xian, there are so many people here, be careful."

As she spoke, her cheeks were stained with a little red, causing those who were far away from her to become suspicious.

"Uncle."

Shen Yu also came over. He had adjusted his mood and the wound on his face had completely healed. He was wearing a dark brocade robe, and he looked like a beast in human clothing.

The young ladies nearby saw Shen Yu also greeted Lin Xue, and Lin Xue's face became even redder, and the discussion became louder.

"Mother, how did Lin Xue know Prince Xian and Prince Yu?"

"And it looks like they have an ambiguous relationship."

"Look at her blushing face, she is so shameless."

"I don't know what method she used to seduce Prince Xian and Prince Yu to be so good to her."

"Humph, these two in the general's mansion are really good at seducing men."

"Watch your words and manners!"

When the last sentence came out, many ladies were shocked and scolded in a low voice.

If a girl who has not yet left the house does not pay attention to her words and manners outside, she will easily be criticized and unable to get married.

Lin Xue noticed their jealous eyes and couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly.

This is the look that she, Lin Xue, should enjoy. She has been the object of envy and jealousy since she was a child, and it has always been the case and will not disappear.

So Lin You, you can't take away my glory. You just have better luck these days.

"Why did the Royal Concubine roll up her sleeves? What is she going to do?"

On the corridor not far away, there was a stunned discussion, and the people in the garden couldn't help but be attracted.

"My nephew, Miss Lin Xue, do you want to go and have a look together?"

Prince Xian also became interested after vaguely hearing the words Royal Concubine.

Shen Yu nodded, and the three of them walked towards the corridor together.

"Is the Royal Concubine going to cook delicious food too?"

In the open kitchen, you can clearly see every chef who is cooking delicious food. At first, Lin You just came to visit with the eldest princess. The weather was hot and Lin You was very thirsty. When he saw ice cubes, he immediately had the urge to make a glass of ice drink.

He did it without saying anything.

"Aren't you cooking? Why are you cutting fruits?"

"Can you fry the fruits?"

People on the corridor were curious. No, even the chefs working in the kitchen couldn't help but stop and look at Lin You.

The position of the imperial concubine was already surprising, and now she was cooking by herself. How could they not be curious?

The most important thing was that they had never seen fruits being used to cook.

No, she even put the fruits on two small boards and squeezed them as if she wanted to use their juice.

Without a juicer, Lin You could only squeeze the juice manually, so she chose fruits like oranges that were easier to squeeze. After filling a few cups, she put ice cubes and sugar in them.

"It's finally done. I was almost dying of thirst." Lin You said, then took a cup and gulped down the juice. After finishing it, she smacked her lips in satisfaction, "It's refreshing and comfortable."

Seeing her refreshing and comfortable look, everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva, staring at the two cups next to her.

After putting down the cup, Lin You realized belatedly that everyone was looking at her.

[Oh my god, this is fucking terrible. My image as a queen is gone! Woohoo! 】

"Princess You, can I have a taste?"

Shen Yuning also swallowed for a long time, but she was very elegant, not as hungry as others.

"Of course you can." Lin You picked up a cup and handed it to her, "Drink it quickly, I guarantee that you will be relieved after drinking it."

Everyone's eyes were fixed, as if staring at them like this, they could get it in their mouths.